Katharina Fritsch (1956) - photo 1

Katharina Fritsch

Katharina Fritsch is a German sculptor who lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany.

She studied at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art and became known for her iconic and unusual sculptures and installations.

Fritsch's work often evokes disturbing religious or quasi-spiritual associations and is deeply psychological, as if she were trying to give an image to our deepest fears, extracted from the world of myth, religion, cultural history and everyday life. One of her most impressive works, Rat King (1993), is a circle of sixteen giant rats, each nearly ten feet tall, with their tails tied in a massive knot in the center.

Date and place of birt:14 february 1956, Essen, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Sculptor
Art school / group:Düsseldorf school of painting
Genre:Animalistic, Portrait sculpture
Art style:Contemporary art, Surrealism
Technique:Installation

Creators Germany

Johann Baptist Zimmermann (1680 - 1758)
Johann Baptist Zimmermann
1680 - 1758
Matthäus Seutter (1678 - 1757)
Matthäus Seutter
1678 - 1757
Balthasar Denner (1685 - 1749)
Balthasar Denner
1685 - 1749
Rolf Böhlig (1904 - 1979)
Rolf Böhlig
1904 - 1979
Hann Trier (1915 - 1999)
Hann Trier
1915 - 1999
Oskar Erich Hösel (1869 - 1953)
Oskar Erich Hösel
1869 - 1953
Jakob Lehnen (1803 - 1847)
Jakob Lehnen
1803 - 1847
Max Radler (1904 - 1971)
Max Radler
1904 - 1971
Heinz Werner (1928 - 2019)
Heinz Werner
1928 - 2019
Willy Knoop (1888 - 1966)
Willy Knoop
1888 - 1966
Walde Huth (1923 - 2011)
Walde Huth
1923 - 2011
Adam Lude Döring (1925 - 2018)
Adam Lude Döring
1925 - 2018
Franz Paul Glass (1886 - 1964)
Franz Paul Glass
1886 - 1964
 Rosalie (1953 - 2017)
Rosalie
1953 - 2017
Anton Alexander von Werner (1843 - 1915)
Anton Alexander von Werner
1843 - 1915
Otto Ritschl (1885 - 1976)
Otto Ritschl
1885 - 1976

Creators Contemporary art

Hermann Josef Mispelbaum (1944)
Hermann Josef Mispelbaum
1944
Bernd Altenstein (1943)
Bernd Altenstein
1943
Karoy Patko (1895 - 1941)
Karoy Patko
1895 - 1941
Jens Galschiøt (1654)
Jens Galschiøt
1654
Sarah Sze (1969)
Sarah Sze
1969
Brion Gysin (1916 - 1986)
Brion Gysin
1916 - 1986
Evgenia Petrovna Antipova (1917 - 2009)
Evgenia Petrovna Antipova
1917 - 2009
Kim Yusob (1959)
Kim Yusob
1959
Louis Aucoc (1850 - 1932)
Louis Aucoc
1850 - 1932
Vladimir Grigorievich Veisberg (1924 - 1985)
Vladimir Grigorievich Veisberg
1924 - 1985
 Retna (1979)
Retna
1979
Vladimir Klimentevich Iasnetsov (1926 - 2005)
Vladimir Klimentevich Iasnetsov
1926 - 2005
Jindrich Stirsky (1899 - 1942)
Jindrich Stirsky
1899 - 1942
Reinhard Brandner (1938)
Reinhard Brandner
1938
Adolf Wölfli (1864 - 1930)
Adolf Wölfli
1864 - 1930
Reinhard Dickel (1951 - 2018)
Reinhard Dickel
1951 - 2018